Ogmore Castle
Ogmore Castle is a Grade I listed castle ruin located near the village of Ogmore in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, east of Ogmore-by-Sea, and south of the town of Bridgend.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ewan Topping, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Castell Ogwr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelican In Her Piety and Candleston Castle.
Pelican In Her Piety
Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelican In Her Piety is a pub, which is situated 590 feet south of Ogmore Castle.
Candleston Castle
Castle
Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is 0.75 miles southwest of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend County Borough and just 0.75 miles northwest of Ogmore Castle, separated by the River Ogmore. Candleston Castle is situated 3,600 feet west of Ogmore Castle.
Church Of St Teilo
Church
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of St Teilo is situated 1,900 feet north of Ogmore Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr.
Ogmore
Village
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.
Merthyr Mawr
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267.
Ogmore-by-Sea
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878. Ogmore-by-Sea is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ogmore Castle.
Ogmore Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Ogmore Castle” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Castell Ogwr”
- Breton: “Kastell Ogwr”
- Cebuano: “Ogmore Castle”
- Danish: “Ogmore Castle”
- Dutch: “Ogmore Castle”
- French: “château d’Ogmore”
- French: “Château d’Ogmore”
- German: “Ogmore Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ogmore”
- Russian: “Замок Огмор”
- Swedish: “Ogmore Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Ogwr”
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